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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Topic started by: DnStClr on March 16, 2009, 11:36:15 am

Title: why wont my distributor come out?
Post by: DnStClr on March 16, 2009, 11:36:15 am

87 Chevy R10- I removed the hold down bolt and clamp. The distributor won't come out.I've got it to come up @1/8 inch. Can I use a pry bar to help lift it? It is getting replaced.

Title: Re: why wont my distributor come out?
Post by: VileZambonie on March 16, 2009, 12:15:06 pm

spray in some pb blaster and rotate the housing back and forth up and down. Carbon is all it is. Just keep working it. Change the oil when you're done.

Title: Re: why wont my distributor come out?
Post by: Lt.Del on March 16, 2009, 12:28:54 pm

that happened to me a while back.  I just kept trying and with a few curse words, she finally popped out.

I guess you could gently pry it if you are sure you aren't bending/breaking something.  I'd put a wood block or something under the fulcrum you use to protect the intake, perhaps a long screwdriver under the first lip of the distributor should work--maybe tapping the handle of the screwdriver down (not in) while pressure is being held may work. 

Title: Re: why wont my distributor come out?
Post by: Captkaos on March 16, 2009, 01:33:13 pm

I had to use a pry bar on my 90 Burb to get it out.  It was seriously stuck.

Title: Re: why wont my distributor come out?
Post by: DnStClr on March 17, 2009, 09:57:16 am

whew, finally. >:(
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I've noticed that my pics aren't coming out as big as they need to be.I guess I'd better get back to Photobucket and try to fix.